Duties

Summary

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a separate Agency of the Department of Defense (DoD) under the direction, authority, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD (I&S)).
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Responsibilities

As the Senior Counterintelligence (CI) Advisor you will:
- Execute daily CI and intelligence-related activities to deter, detect, and disrupt foreign intelligence entities operating against cleared industry, the trusted workforce and DCSA by training, resourcing, and equipping a workforce that engages with industry to establish and mature threat reporting processes and feedback.
- Engage with personnel security to establish and mature referrals of CI value, generate referrals that identify or assist in identifying intelligence officers' and activities engaged in illegal or suspicious acts, provide analysis of all-source threat information to inform industry and internal operations, and analysis of ongoing operational activity on behalf of the Director, DCSA.
- Ensure subordinate functions convey threat information to key internal and external stakeholders in such a way that either or both can be linked to vulnerabilities, resulting in deterring overall risk to cleared industry, the trusted workforce, and DCSA.
- Oversee authorized DCSA counterintelligence functional services including counterintelligence collection and analysis in support of DCSA, critical technology protection, and the trusted workforce including recommending and establishing DCSA CI policies aligned with law, regulations, and DoD policy.
- Perform special projects on behalf of the DCSA Director or the USD(I&S) and keeps abreast of intelligence activities and related disciplines that impact defense intelligence initiatives.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
None

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen
• Male born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59 PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: OGE-278e, Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure, is required
• Telework Eligibility: No
• This position is designated Special Sensitive, the incumbent must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• You may be subject to a two-year trial period in the DCIPS, unless required trial period has been served
• You may be subject to a one-year DISL trial period, unless required trial period has been served
• This position may require occasional Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) and occasional local travel
• This position is designated as "Mission essential" for purposes of continuity of operations in an emergency
• This Position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Service (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C 1601. For more information see https://dcips.dtic.mil
• Selection under this appointment authority does not confer Competitive Status

Qualifications

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQ): All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements to not to exceed a total of 2 pages per statement per technical qualification.

1. Expert knowledge of counterintelligence regulations, procedures, policies, and processes, as well as law enforcement and intelligence organizational structures, functions, goals, and missions.
2. Expert knowledge of the national and tactical intelligence cycle, capabilities, and methodologies.
3. Knowledge of and experience in counterintelligence policy development and metrics, as well as the ability to innovate new methods, techniques, and processes needed to respond to evolving circumstances.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Additional information

Please review the General Application Information and Definitions at:
http://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppinfo.pdf

Other Notes:
If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.

If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.

Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.

All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc.

Joint Duty Credit: All DCSA executive level positions require Joint Duty Credit. Only those candidates who meet the Joint Duty Credit requirement will be eligible to compete/be considered for a senior executive position. Employees will receive joint duty credit for many rotational assignments to another IC component and may also be eligible to receive credit for service outside the IC (military, other government, or private sector) that was at least at the GS/GG-11 or DCIPS Pay Band 3 level, that occurred on or after September 11, 2001. An external candidate, if selected, will be required to immediately apply for Joint Duty credit. Note: Employees without Joint Duty Credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment. DCSA seniors without Joint Duty at the same tier level may lateral into the position if selected without requesting a waiver.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

DCSA, as a newly designated Defense Agency, is undergoing a multi-year transformation that includes a significant expansion of predecessor agencies' authorities and responsibilities. Mission accretion and associated growth in personnel and resources requires deliberate coordination and planning across operations and support activities to achieve effective outcomes while simultaneously establishing and integrating new activities, initiatives and projects. The new organization will be comprised of nearly 13,000 government and contractor personnel operation throughout the United States and overseas supporting stakeholders across the federal government.

We will review your resume and supporting documents, for the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as it relates to the fundamental competencies required for this position. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check process.

Experience: Your Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Trust determination process
National security

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes:

1. RESUME - Your Resume listing your name, contact information, work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be referred for consideration.

2. Technical Qualifications - Completed supplemental narrative in a separate document that gives specific examples of work experiences addressing each technical qualification. Your narrative should be no more than 2 pages for each technical qualification.

3. Standard Form (SF) 50- Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable)- If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee you must submit your last or most recent SF-50 showing grade and tenure.

4. Veteran's Documents- If applying using veteran's preference you must submit the following documents:- DD214 showing character of service (SERVICE-2 OR MEMBER-4) or Statement of Service that includes a character of service, and if claiming Disabled Veteran preference you must also submit an SF-15 Form and VA letter AB-4 showing final percentage.

5. Joint Duty Credit Information - If selected, additional documentation may be required prior to appointment.

DO NOT submit additional information (i.e. cover letters, awards, appraisals, pages in excess of the page limit for technical qualifications.